Google Play services enables useful services on your device and helps make your device more secure and reliable. Account management is one such service provided as part of Google Play services. Learn more about services enabled through Google Play services.
Important: Google Play services is different from the Google Play Store.
Google Play services for account management allows you to take control of your Google Account. For example, Google Play services for account management:
- Gives you the ability to authenticate your Google Account sign-in
- Lets you verify your phone number when you create or use your Google Account and manage your data through Google Account settings and controls
- Lets you upload a profile photo and modify your name
- Lets you update consent preferences and tighten your account security and personalization
Important: Some account management functionality works only on Android 9 and up. Learn how to check and update your Android version.
How to control your preferences
To change your account picture, name, phone number, and other settings on your Android phone or tablet, in your device's Settings app, tap Google 
Your name and profile picture can be found by other people who use Google services, including when you communicate or share content. Learn how to control what others find about you across Google services.
To understand and manage your privacy settings or security preferences, take a privacy checkup and security checkup. Also, learn how to find, control, and delete the information in your Google Account. Get a summary of data in your Google Account.
How Google Play services for account management handles your data
Google Play services for account management may collect and share certain information and use certain permissions to support account management related functionality on your device, like the examples described above.
Permissions UseGoogle Play services for account management may use device permissions like:
- Contacts may be used to sync your contacts with your Google Account and make it available to other Google apps and services.
- Location may be used to help you sign in to your device and enable other features to keep your account secure.
- Files and media may be used to preview and select pictures for your Google Account.
- Phone and SMS may be used to verify your phone number associated with your Google Account and allow verification for apps and services when signed in through your Google Account.
Google Play services for account management may also collect and store the following data to support account management related functionality:
- Personal information such as full name, email address, phone number, location, photo, and other information may be collected and used to provide Google Account functionality.
- Device and account identifiers such as Android Device ID, IP address, and Google Account ID are also used to enable some of the functionality described above.
Any information that Google collects is handled in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy.